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Rochelle Cox steps in as interim superintendent for Minneapolis Public Schools
Rochelle Cox is stepping into the role of interim superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. She joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to share the goals she has for her team and the district during her one-year term.
More than just a game: Mpls. company strives to make culturally accurate, online learning tools
A Minneapolis-based company creates video games that have an educational purpose — teaching students math, science and language arts. The online games are available in English, Spanish, Lakota and Dakota. The creators of 7 Generation Games also combine learning with culture by working with different communities.
Exhibit explores early effort to desegregate Minneapolis schools
Currently at the Hennepin History Museum, “Separate Not Equal: The Hale-Field Pairing” tells the story of the 1971 effort to desegregate two elementary schools fewer than 2 miles apart and the lessons still relevant today.